Alum Mordant Marbling

Wear disposable gloves while treating and marbling the fabric.

Alum mordant marbling.

Friday february 19 1999 anne lane alane at infoave net writes there is a discussion going on on the calligraphy list concerning the use of alum as a mordant for marbling paper. Marbling paper in the ebru turkish style requir. Alum potassium aluminum aluminium sulfate sulphate dodecahydrate. Makes the color stick on the paper or fabric.

Used as a color binder in marbling. Makes the color stick on the paper or fabric. Alum aluminum sulphate every sheet of paper to be marbled must be coated with alum. The alum helps the pigments used in marbling to adhere to the paper.

Plan to marble fabric as quickly as possible after treatment. This video demonstrates the recipes and techniques necessary for aluming paper in preparation for marbling. Let s investigate just how much is enough to make a successful print. Stir thoroughly to dissolve the crystals.

Alum is corrosive and will destroy cloth if not washed out soon. Alum mordant for paper marbling. Our aim in mordanting is to evenly apply an alum solution to our fabric before marbling just enough for a permanent print. 450 g 1 lb chemical formula.

I ve seen measurements ranging from 1 5 teaspoons to 5 tablespoons per pint of water. It bonds readily and permanently to other molecules creating a link between fiber and marbling pigment. It costs about 1 oz and is also sold in 8oz 16oz bags at art craft stores or online. Marbling instructions vary greatly in the strength of the alum solution recommended to mordant paper.

Some of these people are using the traditional carragheenan size and watercolors. It is sold in a dry crystal form and is soluble in water. It acts as a color binder or mordant fixing the colors to the paper permanently if alum is not applied to the paper before marbling most of the color will rinse off. Jana kolar jana kolar date.

Alum is also used in dyeing as a mordant. Alum potassium aluminum aluminium sulfate sulphate dodecahydrate. Mix 3 tablespoons of alum per quart of hot water in one of the buckets. Alum this is mixed with hot water as a mordant to get the finished pattern to stick to the paper or fabric being marbled.

Without a mordant the pigments will slide off the paper. Remember that alum is the compound most commonly used to mordant both fabric and paper. Make enough solution to cover your fabrics. Not for human consumption.